"...North Baltimore, the best club program in America."
- Mark Schubert (USA SWIMMING NATIONAL TEAM COACH)

2008 NBAC Competitive Swim Camp Information Page
Camp is sold out for this year.

Joshua Burton-Prateley breaks World Record
Congratulations to NBAC swimmer Joshua Burton-Prateley for breaking the Concept 2 ergometer world record last week in the hour row. Josh, aged 12, broke the 12 & under record covering 12, 896 meters in 60 minutes breaking the previous record by 150 meters. Ergometer, or rowing machine, training began as a winter training method for rowers to keep them in shape while they unable to row outdoors. It has become a sport in its own right with over a million competitive ergometer rowers from 66 countries taking part. Ergomters are used as a cross training method for many other sports including swimming.

Josh will be attempting another world record row at Meadowbrook on Monday May 19^th starting at 3:30. He will attempt to become the first 12 & under ever to complete a full rowing marathon (42, 195 meters or 26+ miles); it should take him roughly four hours to complete.

May 1-4, 2008
Realtime Results

Three Top 2 Finishes on Day One of Masters Nationals
Day 1 at the USMS Short Course National Meet, Katherine Hennessey placed 2nd In the Women's 25-29 1000 Free with a 11:11.28. Suzanne Gedney placed first in the Women's 35-39 1650 Free (19:24.80) and Wendy Quitasol placed second in the Women's 45-49 1650 Free (20:47.43).

Day 2, In the 35-39 Women's 50 Fly, Deirde Tennant swam a 30.60 and Laura Janneck swam a 30.50. Wendy Quitasol swam a 1:18.68 in the Women's 45-49 Breast. In the 50 Free Katie Hennessey swam a 25.81, Suzanne Gedney swam a 26.65, and Andrea O'Dell swam a 28.42.

On day 4, Katherine Hennessey placed 4th in the Women's 25-29 500 Free with a 5:21.33 and swam 2:01.23 in the 200 Free. Suzanne Gedney also placed 4th with a 5:43.04 in the Women's 35-38 category (6th in the 200 - 2:08.48) with Deirdre Tennant placing 6th with a 5:52.95 (9th in the 200 - 2:11.73)  and Laura Janneck 9th with a 5:55.86 (200 - 2:14.25). Lisa Rapuano placed 5th in 40-45 with a 5:36.13. Anrea O'Dell swam a 1:14.05 in the 35-39 Women's 100IM and Lisa Rapuano placed 9th in the Women's 40-44 ith a 1:06.01. Deirdre placed 7th in the Women's 35-39 with a 1:08.48. Wend swam a 36.14 in the 50 Breast. NBAC's 30+ 200 Free Relay of Janneck, O'Dell, Tennant and Rapuano placed 6th with a 1:47.30.

Anita Nall Richesson having a double dose of Hall of Fame.
Anita Nall, the former NBAC swimmer who broke two world records at Olympic Trials in 1992 in 200 Breast and held the American Record in the 100 Breast, as well as being part of the World record setting 400 Medley Relay in Barcelona, is being inducted into the Maryland Swimming Hall of Fame on May 10, 2008 and the International Swimming Hall of Fame on Sunday July 6, 2008 during the Olympic Trial meet in Omaha, Nebraska.  Anita is being inducted into the MDSHOF at 12 Noon on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Bryn Mawr Fieldhouse next door to Meadowbrook, along with NBAC co-founder and CEO Murray Stephens.   Tickets are available (which include lunch) from jacadigan@hotmail.com.  Anita won three Olympic medals in 1992, Gold, silver and bronze. Anita lives in Arizona with her husband Luke and their two children, Luther and Sunny.

NBAC Masters take first place small team at Tampa Bay Marathon Swim April 20, 2008

NBAC Masters wins first place small team division at Colonies Zone meet. April 14, 2008

NBAC Masters swimmer Katie Hennessey named All American for 1000 Free for 2007. April 8, 2008

Read, see more on Masters Page
 

Bob Bowman Resigns Michigan, Returning to
North Baltimore Aquatic Club
see University of Michigan announcement
Baltimore Sun Article

Paul Yetter named USOC
Developmental Coach of the Year
 USA Swimming Article
Baltimore Sun Article and Video
 

Schubert: Clarity In The Costume Drama Apr 8, 2008
Craig Lord

Mark Schubert, head coach to aquatic superpower the USA, is a man who knows his job: to produce the fastest swim team in the world...

...Part of Schubert's work is to get on the national swim hotline and instill in his coaches and swimmers a sense of belonging in a programme that is always at the leading edge. What Phelps and Bowman do today is known by key people across the US tomorrow. It inspires and instructs. Who else is held out as a force to follow? 'Eddie Reese, he's got three world record holders, Terri McKeever working with Natalie Coughlin, and what's going on in the culture of North Baltimore, the best club programme in America. It produced Michael Phelps, now Katie Hoff. Maybe two of the best swimmers ever. Its exciting for the rest of the coaches to learn from those kind of cultures.' And success begat success, generation after generation.
SWIMNEWS.COM ARTICLE

Toyota Grand Prix at The Ohio State University (LCM)
Columbus, OH
April 4, 2008
Live Results  |  Psych Sheet
 

The Official Website of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

                    NBAC Olympic Trial Qualifiers

Michele King                       Brennan Morris              Katie Hoff         
Ian Rowe                            Courtney Kalisz              Austin Surhoff
Elizabeth Pelton                  Connor Wills                  Felicia Lee
Andi Staub                          Dan Madwed                 Ashley Knapick
Kailey Morris                       Andrew Cosgarea          Natalie Beale